Your teenager has turned 18 and they are no longer your child, now an adult. They have been troubled in their teen years and it extends into adulthood. Some young adults may recognize they have a problem and that they need help. Others just keep tripping over themselves. As parents we often wonder what can [...]
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I was recently asked “What are 5 to 10 things parents can do when their children are in middle and high school to prevent substance abuse?” Now that I am nearing the end of my “troubled teen” parenting years I wish I had the answer. Personally I don’t think as parents we can “prevent” substance [...]
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Saw this article on the internet and thought some of you may be interested in the information. I am not familiar with all these blogs only a few. The ten best addiction and recovery blogs. Comment below if you have opinions about any of them or have your own favorites. Thinking about it how can [...]
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Study: A Cigarette A Month Can Get A Kid Hooked : NPR. There is also an audio for this story if you follow the link. My oldest son smokes which makes me very sad. He seems to not care, I know he is addicted and I can tell that he uses it for coping with [...]
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I purposefully have not wanted to comment on the death of Michael Jackson since it has been well saturated by the press. I came across this article in the New York Times and felt compelled to post it because it reflects many of my personal feelings about treatment and his life. From everything I have [...]
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A wine enthusiast writes about her month of sobriety. I think many of us struggle with what Nina Caplan writes about in her essay in the Economist. In todays society wine is almost thought of as “the non alcoholic” beverage. In our local newspaper there is a once a week section like “home and garden”, dedicated to [...]
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Visiting My Son In Treatment Just when you thought the visits to treatment centers in Utah are over, I am back again, visiting my son in beautiful Provo, Utah. I had business in Utah so I thought I would sneak in a weekend with my son. Provo really is not that bad. Also coincidentally I [...]
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When I walked into the expo hall at Stitches West Friday afternoon and I was immediately breathless and overwhelmed. I have attended expos and conferences for industries I am excited about such as Search Marketing, Computer Programming, but never before had I felt an emotion like this. I also felt somewhat awkward, out of place and did not know where [...]
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